Accounts - Principles of Accounts JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1

Which of the following is true in Public sector accounting? Cost of assets is

  • A. depreciated on straight line method
  • B. depreciated on reducing balance method
  • C. expensed in the year of purchase
  • D. charged to federation account
  • E. not recognized in any form
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2

The loss made by a non-trading organization is called

  • A. surplus
  • B. drawing
  • C. deficit
  • D. shortage
  • E. discount
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3

Discount allowed is charged to

  • A. profit and loss appropriation account
  • B. manufacturing account
  • C. trading account
  • D. profit and loss account
  • E. current account
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4

Carriage outwards is the amount spent on transporting

  • A. goods sold
  • B. goods purchased
  • C. goods returned to stock
  • D. excess stock
  • E. goods for manufacture
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5

Interest on Partner’s drawing is credited to

  • A. capital account
  • B. drawings account
  • C. current account
  • D. profit and loss account
  • E. appropriate account
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6

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of Raw Materials} & 5,800 \\ \text{Closing stock of Raw Materials} & 4,500 \\ \text{Raw material purchased} & 19,000\\ \text{Carriage outwards} & 1,300 \\ \text{Direct labour} & 4,000 \\ \text{Electricity(Factory)} & 2,500 \\ \text{Supervisor’s salary} & 5,500 \\ \text{Depreciation of Plant} & 1,500 \\ Sales & 58,000 \\ \text{Closing stock(Finished Goods)} & 4,500 \\ \text{Administrative expenses} & 5,500 \\ \text{selling and Distribution Expenses} & 3,000\end{array}\)
he gross profit

  • A. N33,800
  • B. N28,700
  • C. N28,300
  • D. N18,900
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7

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of Raw Materials} & 5,800 \\ \text{Closing stock of Raw Materials} & 4,500 \\ \text{Raw material purchased} & 19,000\\ \text{Carriage outwards} & 1,300 \\ \text{Direct labour} & 4,000 \\ \text{Electricity(Factory)} & 2,500 \\ \text{Supervisor’s salary} & 5,500 \\ \text{Depreciation of Plant} & 1,500 \\ Sales & 58,000 \\ \text{Closing stock(Finished Goods)} & 4,500 \\ \text{Administrative expenses} & 5,500 \\ \text{selling and Distribution Expenses} & 3,000\end{array}\)
What is the factory overhead?

  • A. N10,800
  • B. N9,800
  • C. N9,500
  • D. N8,500
  • E. N5,300
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8

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of Raw Materials} & 5,800 \\ \text{Closing stock of Raw Materials} & 4,500 \\ \text{Raw material purchased} & 19,000\\ \text{Carriage outwards} & 1,300 \\ \text{Direct labour} & 4,000 \\ \text{Electricity(Factory)} & 2,500 \\ \text{Supervisor’s salary} & 5,500 \\ \text{Depreciation of Plant} & 1,500 \\ Sales & 58,000 \\ \text{Closing stock(Finished Goods)} & 4,500 \\ \text{Administrative expenses} & 5,500 \\ \text{selling and Distribution Expenses} & 3,000\end{array}\)
What is the production cost?

  • A. N33,800
  • B. N33,200
  • C. N28,700
  • D. N28,300
  • E. N18,900
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9

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of Raw Materials} & 5,800 \\ \text{Closing stock of Raw Materials} & 4,500 \\ \text{Raw material purchased} & 19,000\\ \text{Carriage outwards} & 1,300 \\ \text{Direct labour} & 4,000 \\ \text{Electricity(Factory)} & 2,500 \\ \text{Supervisor’s salary} & 5,500 \\ \text{Depreciation of Plant} & 1,500 \\ Sales & 58,000 \\ \text{Closing stock(Finished Goods)} & 4,500 \\ \text{Administrative expenses} & 5,500 \\ \text{selling and Distribution Expenses} & 3,000\end{array}\)
The prime cost is

  • A. N26,800
  • B. N25,600
  • C. N24,300
  • D. N21,300
  • E. N20,300
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10

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Opening stock of Raw Materials} & 5,800 \\ \text{Closing stock of Raw Materials} & 4,500 \\ \text{Raw material purchased} & 19,000\\ \text{Carriage outwards} & 1,300 \\ \text{Direct labour} & 4,000 \\ \text{Electricity(Factory)} & 2,500 \\ \text{Supervisor’s salary} & 5,500 \\ \text{Depreciation of Plant} & 1,500 \\ Sales & 58,000 \\ \text{Closing stock(Finished Goods)} & 4,500 \\ \text{Administrative expenses} & 5,500 \\ \text{selling and Distribution Expenses} & 3,000\end{array}\)
The cost of raw materials used is

  • A. N28,100
  • B. N24,300
  • C. N24,300
  • D. N21,600
  • E. N20,300
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11

The accounting year of Fehintola Ltd. ends on 31st December every year. Pant and Machinery purchased on 1st January, Year 1 N600,000
Depreciation rate per anuum, 10%
Scrap value, N60,000. Using the straight line method, what is he net book value at the beginning of the year 3?

  • A. N540,000
  • B. N492,00
  • C. N438,000
  • D. N437,400
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12

The accounting year of Fehintola Ltd. ends on 31st December every year. Pant and Machinery purchased on 1st January, Year 1 N600,000
Depreciation rate per anuum, 10%
Scrap value, N60,000. Using the straight line method, what is the cumulative depreciation at the end of yr.3?

  • A. N216,000
  • B. N206340
  • C. N180,000
  • D. N162,600
  • E. N162,000
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13

The accounting year of Fehintola Ltd. ends on 31st December every year. Pant and Machinery purchased on 1st January, Year 1 N600,000
Depreciation rate per anuum, 10%
Scrap value, N60,000.
Using reducing balance method, what is the net book value on 31st December of Yr. 2?

  • A. N551,400
  • B. N546,00
  • C. N540,000
  • D. N486,000
  • E. N440,000
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14

The accounting year of Fehintola Ltd. ends on 31st December every year. Pant and Machinery purchased on 1st January, Year 1 N600,000
Depreciation rate per anuum, 10%
Scrap value, N60,000.
Using reducing balance method, what is the depreciation for Yr. 2?

  • A. N160,000
  • B. N114,000
  • C. N60,000
  • D. N54,000
  • E. N48,000
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15

When a share is sold for less than its nominal value, the difference is debited to

  • A. share premium account
  • B. share discount account
  • C. profit and loss account
  • D. capital reserve account
  • E. general reserve account
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16

Rent paid during 1995 was N2,000 while rent paid at 31st December, 1995 was

  • A. N2,400
  • B. N2,200
  • C. N2,000
  • D. N1,800
  • E. N200
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17

The double entries for refund of unsuccessful application monies are, debit

  • A. application for shares account, credit bank account
  • B. bank account, credit application for shares account
  • C. allotment account, credit application for shares account
  • D. allotment account, credit bank account
  • E. cash account, credit bank account
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18

Which of the following is an example of production overhead?

  • A. discount allowed
  • B. carried inwards
  • C. factory rent
  • D. carriage outwards
  • E. depreciation of office equipment
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19

Which of the following is a recurrent expenditure to a Local Government Council?

  • A. building classroom
  • B. sinking of wells
  • C. purchase of drugs
  • D. construction of markets
  • E. purchase of hospital beds
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20

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Construction of classrooms} & 500,000\\ \text{Purchase of tablets and chairs} & 50,000 \\ \text{Purchase of textbooks for library} & 40,000 \\ \text{Annual inter-house sports competition} & 20,000 \\ \text{Payment of teachers salary} & 80,000
\end{array}\)
Recurrent expenditure of the year was

  • A. N170,000
  • B. N130,000
  • C. N120,000
  • D. N100,000
  • E. N80,000
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21

Use the following information to answer the given question
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Construction of classrooms} & 500,000\\ \text{Purchase of tablets and chairs} & 50,000 \\ \text{Purchase of textbooks for library} & 40,000 \\ \text{Annual inter-house sports competition} & 20,000 \\ \text{Payment of teachers salary} & 80,000
\end{array}\)
Capital expenditure for the year was

  • A. N690,000
  • B. N590,000
  • C. N500,000
  • D. N140,000
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